Article support



E. C. BOYCE ARTICLE SUPPORT Jan. 5, 1932.

Filed oct. 24, 1929 INVENTR [awdmo/fon Boyce ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 5, Y 1932 EDWARD COLTON BQYCE, OF NEW YORK, N. 'Y.

p ARTICLE SUPPORT.

Application filed October 24, 1929. Serial'No. 401,998.

The present invention relates to article supports and is more particularly directed toward article supports suitable for carrying and supporting small articles, such as as 5 receivers, watches, and the like. L The present invention contemplates an article support for the above suggested purposes, and adapted for use in automobiles upholstered with fabric.

lAccording' Vto the `present invention, the article support is so made thatit may be sev cured to the fabric of the upholstery by anyone without the use of tools.- It is directly secured to the fabric in such a manner that the fabric is not injured,and the device may be readily removed whenever Vone desiresto place it elsewhere. y An object of the present invention is to provide a device for this purpose which may be made up out of two plates of sheet material hinged together, each plate carryingone or more oppositely extending pins' for piercing the fabric. Thedevice is so arranged that the platesmay be folded or collapsed to a predetermined spacing of the pins before they are inserted into the fabric. Mere pressure on the hinge will force the pins through the fabric and bring the plates closely adjacent the fabric, causing` the pins to spread apart behind the fabric. A spring is preferably employed to hold theplates in this position, and, collapsing of the articleholder, the article and holder may ticle extends across the hinge.

The accompanying drawings show, kfor purposes of illustrating the present invention, two embodiments vin which the invention maytake form, the drawings are illustrative ofthe invention rather than limiting the same.

In these drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspectiveV view of a holder adapted for carrying an ash receiver;

Figure2 is a vertical sectional vi line 2-2 of Figure 1; l

Figure 3 is a similar .view through the holder showing the-parts positioned for afewfonthe fixing the holder on the fabric;

in.` order to resist accidentalV be so designed that theV ar it beingunderstood that Figure 5 is a perspective view of amodih fied form of construction suitable for supporting a watch.

As shown in the drawings, the device has vtwo plates 10 and 11 connected Ytogether by a horizontal hinge 12. The opposite corners of the plates 10 and 11 carry fabric piercingv members or pins, 13-#13 at thev top andlf-"llfV at the bottom. VThese pins may be made inte'v f gral with the sheet metal plates 10 and 11, asV

indicated in Figure 5,. or may be attachedby l springand plate maybe integral. In order 1 to limit the amount to which the plateslO and 11 may be collapsed or moved about the hinge, the plateVr 11 is provided with a stopV 18 struck out ofthe metal of the plate and lengageable with the end ofthe spring 16.v Y..

To insert the article carrier in position, it is Vgrasped in the hand to collapse vthe parts flexing the spring, as indicated in Figure 3. rf`his will bring the points ofthe pins 13 and 14L toward v.one another; Pressing onv the hinge 12 will thenV cause the points of the pins 13 and 14, to'pass throughthe fabric. They will then move .upl and down behind the fabric to come to the position indicated in Figure2. 1-

In order that the insertion ofthe device will not injure the fabric, it is preferable to i make the length of the pins between their points and the oifsetssuch that the spreading action of the edges of thel plates will be suilicient to carry the hilts or offsetsof the pins to the same spacing that the pins were when the parts were collapsed. By comparing Figures 2 and 3, it willbe seen that the points of the pins in Figure Sare separated the same distance as the hilts or oifsetsare separated in Figure 2.

e lVhere the device is intended for holding -anv ash receiver, integral spring finger-s 2O may be struck out of the sheet metal plate and folded to such a shape as to embrace a glass ash receiver 2l. ln order to hold the ash receiver at the desired elevation, a foot or rest 22 may be struck out of the lower' plate ll. The upper edge of the ash receiver may have a bead, as indicated at 23, to receive a slidable cigar rest 24. l/Vhen the ash receiver is in position it will be noted that it extends across the hinge and prevents accidental collapsing of the articlesupport.

lVhere one desires to employ the device for supporting other articles, suitable retaining devices may be carried by the plates. For supporting a watch, the lower plate 1l may, -as shown :in Figure 5, be provided with two forwardly extending members 25 and 26, and

lthe :upper plate .l0 may be provided with a steinv engaging member 27.

Of course, it will be understood that the 'device maybe varied to receive various other articles. .It will particularly7 be noted that Aone canplace'this device in position on the automobile upholstery without employment of'tools. lt is merely-necessary to grasp the device, pressing the pins toward one another so as to bend Vthe spring. Then place the vpinsinthe desired position on the upholstery andpress backon the hinge. The removal of the device is accomplished by the reverse operation, and at no time has the appearance ofthe fabric .been impaired.

I claim:

l. Anarticle carrier comprisingtwo plates hinged together, each provided Awith pins carried along the edge remote from the hinge andlbehind theiplane ofithe plate, the Apins pointing away lfrom the hinge, anda spring carried by the rear of one plate and -xtending :across the hinge t'o bear on the other plate andtend to move it into the same plane as the 'first plate, the spring beingflexed when the platesare collapsed to cause the points of the `pins'to be brought closer to one another.

2. An article carrier comprising two plates hinged together, each provided with pins carried along the edge remote from the hinge and behind the planeof the plate, the pins pointing-away from the hinge, and al spring carried bythe rear of one plate and extending across the hinge to bear on the other plate v`and'tend to move it into the same plane as the first plate, the spring being flexed when the plates are collapsed to cause the points of the pins to'be brought closer to one another, and -means to limit the amount of said collapsing so that the range of movement of the pins is `held to a predeterminedamount.

3. An article carrier comprising two plates l'iinged together, each provided with pins carried along the edgeremote from the hinge andbehind the plane of the plata-the pins pointing away from the hinge, and a spring :carried by the rear of one plate and extending across thehinge toibear onthe other plate resi-),293

and tend to move it into the same plane as the firstV plate, the spring being flexed when the plates are collapsed to cause the points of the pins to be brought closer to one another', .and a stop carried by said other plate and engageable with the end of the spring to limit the amount of said collapsing so that the range of movement ofthe pins is held to a predetermined amount.

1l. An article carrier comprising two plates hinged together, each provided with pins carried along the edge remote from the hinge and offset to be behind the plane of the plate, the pins pointing away from the hinge, and a spring carried by the rear of one plate and extending across fthe hinge Ato bear on thefother .plate and tend to move it intothe same plane as the first plate, the spring being flexed when the plates are collapsedto cause the points of the pins to be broughtl closerto one another, and a stop carried by said other plate and engageable with the end of the spring to limit the amount of said collapsing so that the range of movement of the pins is held to a predetermined amount, said-,movement being such that the points of the pins, when the plates are collapsed, are separated the same distance as the offsets when the plates arebrought to the same plane.

5. An article carrier. comprising twoplates hinged together, each proivded with pins carried alone' the edOe remote from the hin e b D g and behind the plane of the plate, the pins Apointing away .fromthe hinge, and a spring carried by the rear of one plate and extending yacross the hinge to bear onv the otherplateand tend to move it into the same plane as the firstplate, the spring-being flexed when the plates are collapsed to cause the points ofzthe 'pins-to'be brought closer to one another, each of theplates carrying a forwardlyextending article supporting device adapted to receive an article which extends acrossthe hinge at the front.

6. In combination, two plates hinged together, ffabric piercing members carried by the platesand pointed away from the hinge,

and means connecting 'the plates to permit them to be collapsed to apredetermined amount, the points of the piercing membersV being adapted to rest onthe surface of a piece of fabric, when the plates are collapsed and passing through the fabric and moving away from one another behind the fabric .when the plates are moved to theirother posihaving an article receiving device, and an article removably engageable with the article receiving devices and extending across the hinge to hold the plates in extended position.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 22nd day of October, 1929. EDWARD ooLToN Boron. 

